FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES IN THE SCULPTURAL ART OF ANCIENT KHOREZM AND THEIR TECHNOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS
Keywords:
Ancient Khorezm, sculptural art, radical changes, Akshakhan-Kala, monumentalism, matrix method, terracotta plasticity, S.P. Tolstov, Khorezm Gadi, iconographic analysis, state ideology.Abstract
In this scientific thesis, based on archaeological materials and fundamental scientific sources, the fundamental qualitative and quantitative changes that occurred in the sculptural art of ancient Khorezm are analyzed. The study examines the stages of the transition of sculpture from miniature plastic (terracotta) to monumental forms, in particular, using the example of the Akshakhan-Kala and Toprak-Kala monuments. The author scientifically substantiates the technological revolution that occurred as a result of the introduction of the matrix (mold) method in sculpture and the place of this process in the craft system. It also reveals the religious and ideological content of sculptural images, the strengthening of elements of realism in them, and the symbolic significance of monumental figures such as the "Khorezm Gad" in the system of state administration.
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